The death of a family member is always a difficult experience. But if we are open to our past, even grief can lead us to a place of clarity and gratitude. Family memories are a kaleidoscope of feelings from our mental snapshots of a particular place in time. We can find meaning, joy and hope in the good things we lived and learned from our ancestors while carrying that legacy with us to pass down to future generations. Dan Manning's "Mothers and Fathers Live Forever" reminds us that if we keep the stories of our family alive, mothers and fathers can indeed live forever in the hearts and minds of those still living who carry the torch forward.